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VTF on a Dynavector 10x5

I just had a Dynavector 10x5 installed on my VPI Scout by a dealer. When I got home I just checked the VTF on my Shure guage and I'm coming up with a reading of 2.5 grams. Dynavector says it should be between 1.8 and 2.2 grams.

Should I worry about the tracking force or just leave it alone?

So far, it sounds great. Though the cantilever does appear slightly not perfectly straight, I haven't heard any distortion, so I assume the dealer allowed for this when he set it up.
sinisterporpoise68
sinisterporpoise68 OP
63 posts
 
Thank you both. I just set it to 2.1 grams. No idea why this guy would have set it so high.
kurt_tank
1,189 posts
 
No problem.

It is interesting (coincidence maybe?) that quite a few professional reviewers of my cartridge, the Dynavector XV-1S, have also recommended that the VTF be set higher (2.5-2.8 grams) than the Manufacturer's recommendations (1.8 - 2.2 grams) as well. I ignored them, and set it close to 2 grams. (I wonder if it is somehow linked to Dynavector cartridges?)

Enjoy the music and Merry Christmas!
frank_sm
113 posts
 
What scale did your dealer use? The Shure gauge is not dead on accurate, in fact I know the one I own (which I use as a backup) is off by almost 0.3 grams.
I also own a Winds gauge (my primary VTF gauge) and a 2 gram Class 1 calibration weight (to verify accuracy) so I am basing this on actual measurement. Don't discount your dealers ability to do the job correctly.
idiotec
13 posts
 
The believe the reason the VTF was set a bit high is due to the arm on your Scout. With no anit-skate, VPI recommends setting VTF about 10% over the recommended level. That said, I run a 10X5 on a Scout as well, and run it right at 2.2 and it tracks great.
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